RECALL BONDS COULD BE COSTLY TO CPSC, GAO SUGGESTS Enforcing a requirement that companies have the financial ability to recall or destroy unsafe products could put a strain on CPSC’s already stretched resources, according to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) April 22.
LURE OF ADULT ATVs MAY PROMPT STAY FOR YOUTH UNITS The risk to children from riding adult-size ATVs was an important factor in the decision by CPSC members to direct agency staff to draft an enforcement stay related to lead content in youth units.
STANDARDS & TESTING BRIEFS Briefs on skis (2 briefs), treestands, smoke toxicity, fire tests, gliders, pressure cookers, communication cables, fire alarms, motors, cooking appliances, surge protectors, lamps, refrigeration, electrical equipment, fire extinguishers (3 briefs).
CONSUMER BEHAVIOR WILL BE KEY TO CRIB ISSUE The perennial debate about how much consumers should adapt their behavior to account for product limitations versus how much companies should adapt their products to account for consumer behavior is likely to be a centerpiece of the drop-side crib issue.
HARD TIMES COULD ENDANGER PRODUCT SAFETY, KUNEVA SAYS EU Consumer Commissioner Meglena Kuneva April 20 cautioned that the current worldwide economic problems could endanger product safety unless enforcement authorities and other stakeholders remain vigilant against that possibility.
ANEC CALLS FOR BETTER MARKET SURVEILLANCE ANEC and ORGALIME, a European engineering association, April 22 called for a better European structure to oversee market surveillance.
